The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-01-06
Funeral Ceremonies Held in the Sem
ate Chamber.
Every Seat Filled and Thousands On.
able TO Gam Admittance.
The Order Of the Day Carried out
With No Delay.
President Cleveland Unable to Attend
Owing to the Weather.
Lying In state.

engaged In drAping the vast EOtunds OF
the capitol In mourning. and In erecting
the bier upon which was TO rest the cas-
ket containing the EImains Of the late
Senator Logan. Upon this bier have lain
in state Presidents Lincoln and Garfield,
Cnlef Justice Chase and Representative
Ihad Stevens. The heavy olack drapery
| with which IL is covered has been pre-
vtouely used but on one occasion. II
was found in one Of the senate crYpts
with an inscription TO is stating that IL
hau covered the bier on which President
Lincoln was LAID In state and IL was
thought appropriate that IL should serve
the same SAD td1Se for another
distinguished son OF illinois At
IL O'Clock the undertaken and his assist
ants withdrew, when the family were
| summoned and tor Q brief time were left
alone with their dead. Then the lids
Rers fastened in place; the ample folds
of Q garrison q * were sTrayed about the
| caeket and tied in place with ribbons OF
white. White flowers and palm branches
| were plA, ed upon the top. These last
Offices of love and respect were per.
| formed by the loving hands of deceased's
only son. All being in readiness for the
| more formal but still private leaYe-tak-
ing, the doors were opened and the
| widow, supported by her son and fol-
L
the grandson and other relatives and
dear friends Of the deceased to the num-
Der Ot fifteen or twenty, entered. Mrs.
Logan knelt EObbing at the head Of the
cAsket, ana when the others had entered
and the door had been closed, the voice
Of the pastor was
| RAItED IN PRAYER.
Our Father We gather together TO tax
last farewell OF the form We love and, ere
| that form IL borne hence from the home
loved, we desire TO praise Thee for the
| purify, for the Joy Of this once happy
hOm9. We praise Thee for his undivided
| and constant love to this precious wo-
man, the JOY Of his youth and pride Of
his manhood, and we praise Thee for his
son in whom he took such pride and for
this daughter In whom he fondly
cherished. We bless Thee therefore fol
this sweet home which IL more TO these
dear ones than ali the public applause,
than all the ecl6t Of the outside world,
and now We have no where else to go
but unto Thee In this day Of trouble.
gaYest and Thou has taken
away and blessed be Thy name. We are
assured that Thou hast taken him to Thy
SELF, and that when the years shall have
passed by there shall be q reunion around
the throne in Heaven. We thank Thee
for this glorious hope of immortality.
| We thank Thee that he received the sac
r0mentS of the death and the resurrec-
zion OF Jesus, Al whom he trusted, and
! we praise Thee that his last end was
peaceful, and now, while We bless Thee
for all his private. virtues, and all his pub
lie and heroic deeds, ret we pray Thee
as we gather in this sorrowful domestic
circle, to pour infinite consultations of Thy
grace upon these precious ones and grant
/ hal NJ fhIa FfaV
may yet see the Fathers smiling face,
and may yet realize that these
SORROWS are all designed for
the unfolding Of q higher form Of
| character and for the development OF
| grsnder virtue. Now all esk the blessing
| again upon these precious ones that the
IuIure may be in thy gracious care; that
all their unfolding years may be- en-
dorsed by thee; that when this brief life
| Is done 1t may De well done. and that at
last they may be gathered on the banks
| OF the shining rV:r where sorrow shall
DO no more and where Joy shall be
eternal. Answer ne, we humbly beseech
thee, and thy name shall have the praise
word without end. Amen.
TAKING A LAST LOOK.
There was q moment Of silence broken
only by the sobs of the stricken ones AMI
then they raised the almost fointing form
of the widow and led her away. The re-
naming friends paused for last sight
of the beloved features, and with this
ended the family's custody OF the ststes-
mans remains. tn congressional com
mit,ee now took formal charge of the re-
mains. The sergeant-at- arms superin-
tended the closing of the ca ket and il
slow and orderly removal from the
chamber of death down the broad stair
way between the lines Of the uncovered
escort and tts placing in the heArse
Flies and mt fl sd drums sounded q salute
which merged itself into the air Of
s'Nearer My G ID 20 Thee" and ct the
word forward" the hRarse, preceded b
the pastors carriage alone, surrounded
by plAtoons Of Grand Army men In uni.
form and followed by long procession
Of carriages, moved slowly down the hill
to the capitol.
VIEWING THE REMAINS
AS the funeral procession approached
! the east front of the capitol, the doors o
the r0iundA were opened and the Assem-
} blage uncovered, stood in respectful 81
lence. The committee and the HONORARY
/ palIbearers fled IN, forming, As the!
halted, q double line, between which thu
cAsket was borne TO its place OF state
The pallbearers retired and the spectA
tors were requested to withdraw. When
at O'Clock, the dOnrs were agAil
, opened the lid of the csskgt hat
been removed. Military guards OF honor
fully uniformed and accousred, stood Q
rest at the head and foot and on eithe
! side Of the cAeket, while lines OF GranG
3 Army men were draHn up from door T.
door, between which thousands VI peOpl
passed TO view the remains.
FUNERAL COMMITTEES ORDERS.
The senatorial commlttee OF funers
Arrangements have issued the foliOWin
; order Of the dOy for Tomorrow:
Senators, representatives and all otbe
persons invited or entitled 70 8dmi sto
: to the floor Of the senate, including ID
: committees Of the G. A R., Loyal Legio
3 and the veterans OF the Mexican war {
. be in the laces assigned them hfree
D minutes before II O'Clock. the speaker
Q present to be ct the right hsn
of the presidisg OH yer, tn
8 clergy at the deck of the secretary ct te
= minutes before IL O'Clock prompt y. To
}, following persons in the order name
!, will be Iecrived without announcement
at the south door OF the senate casmbe
and be shown to tie eeate assigned them
!: The pi esident and his cabinet; Q. u
supreme court; 3, the diplomatic corps
: 4, the committee OF senators; B, q
. committee Of representatives; 6, Ii
Q family and relatives to be admitted
u the north door nearest to the vice pres
10 dents room and followed by the presto
luR UnCcIs tHO patA Uc6tcIBs AT
IL O'Clock promptly. upon announcement
OF presiding officer, the clergy wi
conduct the funeral ceremony and at
O'Clock, as soon as the ceremonies q
4. closed, the SergeAnt-et arms will forl
and conduct the funeral procession In q
following order:
=, /, The clergy and medical attendant
Al 2, the pail bearers; 8, the hearse 4, con
ID mittee If senate and house OF represent
l. tiyes; 5. the family and attendants;
: the president and cabinet "a, the supreu
court IS, the diplomatic corps; 8, senator
Al 10, representatives; IL, officers of q
er senate; II, governors Of states Al
Ii other invited persons; ID, committe
Of G. A. R., etc. The entire prOcsssio
civic and military, under command
ge Lieutenant General p 81 Sheridan 10
ht formed and moved In the order cor
4. manded By him.
re- The president bss directed that Viii
I'D the remains Of the late Senator Log
.Fe are lying in state az the capitol the IA